If you thought it was hard to compete against a larger company for customers, imagine running a campaign tour bus company and discovering the government is now offering candidates Secret Service-owned tour buses. “The government went into competition with me,†Williams told The Daily Caller. “Something is not right, or fair about this.†Williams, whose […]
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Chicago Tribune: A few years ago, Kris Swanberg, having been laid-off from her job as a Chicago Public School teacher, remembered she received an ice cream maker as a wedding gift. The Chicago mom fished it out of her kitchen cabinet and eventually started a new career. Today Swanberg’s Nice Cream — on sale at
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This map is from the Freedom Center of Missouri shows the Government War on Kid-Run Concession Stands. In it red and yellow cities are highlighted that impose restrictions on kids who want to set up a front-yard stand to sell lemonade, cookies, or fresh produce. Red flags indicate a town that has shut down a
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Late last month, I mentioned an article discussing SBA numbers evaluated by the American Small Business League showing that the SBA did not give small businesses as many contracts as originally claimed. According to Entrepreneur, the senate is now taking a second look at the numbers released by the SBA and questioning their process. At
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In 1900 there were 100,000 horses in New York City. That many horses required a huge number of employees of a wide variety of industries to maintain, feed and clean up after them, in addition to any of the jobs created by the horse-power itself. With the rise of the automobile, the horses have all
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If the country would like to generate more jobs for people, they must also create more businesses with openings for people to take. That is why The Huffington Post has shared a few ideas on how the government can help entrepreneurs jumpstart job creation. 1) A 30 percent refundable tax credit for members of accredited
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Central Valley Business Times recently reported findings from the American Small Business League (ASBL) that the SBA is lying about the actual number of contracts reaching small businesses. Last week the Small Business Administration said that the federal government narrowly missed its congressionally mandated 23 percent small business goal. The SBA announced the government awarded
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NY Times: The benefits of driverless cars are potentially significant. The typical American spends an average of roughly 100 hours a year in traffic; imagine using that time in better ways — by working or just having fun. The irksome burden of commuting might be lessened considerably. Furthermore, computer-driven cars could allow for tighter packing
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WSJ: Monawara Sultana says her rent is going up: $14,000 for a two-year permit to run a food cart where she sells $1 hot dogs outside of Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. And it’s not the city levying the increase or recouping the money. It’s the permit holder, who is asking for double what
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon.com will cut ties with the 10,000 participants in Amazon’s associate program if legislation to require the company to collect sales taxes is enacted. In a letter to California’s Board of Equalization, which oversees the collection of property taxes, sales taxes and other fees, Seattle-based Amazon said four
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